Ian Reader has been teaching and researching on the religions of Japan for many years. He received his Ph.D. in Japanese Buddhism from the University of Leeds in 1983 and went on t...view moreIan Reader has been teaching and researching on the religions of Japan for many years. He received his Ph.D. in Japanese Buddhism from the University of Leeds in 1983 and went on to become a member of the Scottish Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of Stirling in Scotland. The author of numerous books, he served as a Senior Research Fellow at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.view less